Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) is Carlson Capital Management’s 3rd Largest Position

Carlson Capital Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,838,109 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 90,699 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises approximately 9.6% of Carlson Capital Management’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Carlson Capital Management owned 0.63% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $225,403,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,922,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,588,000 after purchasing an additional 316,031 shares in the last quarter. Nepc LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.1% during the first quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,098,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,845,000 after acquiring an additional 627,993 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,144,000 after acquiring an additional 1,250,000 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,689,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,602,000 after acquiring an additional 111,503 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,308,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,305,000 after purchasing an additional 117,998 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock traded down $0.10 on Tuesday, reaching $78.34. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,257,286 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,537,554. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $75.93 and a 52 week high of $79.54. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.14.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.2741 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.20%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade, fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years. VCSH was launched on Nov 19, 2009 and is managed by Vanguard.